310 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



The President mentioned the fact that about $100 would be needed 

 to transport the collection from Griswold College and rearrange the 

 Museum, whereupon J. B. Phelps generously agreed to donate $100 for 

 that purpose. 



June 29, 1 goo- — Regular Meeting. 



The President, Mrs. Putnam, in the chair; ten members present. 



The Curator reported additions to the Museum as follows : 



From Lcuis Hyde, very rare specimens of fossil shells gathered from 

 the well-known layer of Pipestone rock at Pipestone, Minn., described 

 by Prof. N. H. Winchell. The layer is twelve feet thick, between 

 two immense masses of crystalline rock several hundred feet thick. 

 From Prof. Otis T. Mason, cast of Eskimo child's head from Clar- 

 ence, Alaska. From the Smithsonian Institute, in exchange, three 

 Indian baskets — one small Pomo basket, one Heyso basket from Cali- 

 fornia, and an Apache carrying basket. From Judge CM. Waterman, 

 specimen of Stigmaria ficoides from Angel's Ferry, 111. From Edwin 

 A. Clark, Princeton, Iowa, a pair of very old spectacles with large, 

 round glasses and fiat nose piece. 



The Publication Committee reported the completion of Prof. Starr's 

 paper on " Ethnography of Southern Mexico," being part of Volume 

 VIII., and that the paper on "The Flora of Scott and Muscatine 

 Counties, Iowa," by Barnes, Reppert and Miller, was in the hands of 

 the printer. The committee further reported that Prof. Starr had 

 presented his album, "Indians of Southern Mexico," and four extra 

 plates to the Academy. 



Miss Marian E. Sparks, engaged to make a card catalogue of the 

 Library, reported that it would take several months to complete the 

 work. She had written to 104 societies to obtain volumes to fill out 

 sets. Fifty-six had sent the numbers asked for and six had promised 

 to do so. She said about 1,000 to 3,000 volumes should be bound 

 for safe keeping, convenience and appearance. 



John R. Putnam, late of China, was elected a Regular Member. 



July 2j, igoo — Regular Meeting. 



First Vice-President, C. A. Ficke, in the chair ; fourteen members 



present. 



The Curator reported the following donations to the Museum : 



From Mrs. Grace B. Buford, Rock Island, 111., an Indian costume, 

 hatchet, pipe, stone hammer or war club, and a cane made from the 



